{"id":550996,"date":"2026-04-26T02:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T02:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/550996\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T02:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T02:37:10","slug":"oxford-westgate-store-left-empty-as-huge-uk-brand-collapses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/550996\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford Westgate store left empty as huge UK brand collapses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Earlier in 2026, the business announced all but three of its 36 stores were at risk as they had not been bought in a rescue deal.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Next snapped up the luxury footwear business from administration in a rescue deal, but the future of most of the brand\u2019s stores and 440 staff remained uncertain.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Closing down signs then appeared at the Oxford-based Russell &amp; Bromley store, with customers warned of the expected closure.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/news\/26051584.claires-closing-weekend-good-administration-collapse\/?ref=ed_recent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Claire&#8217;s closing this weekend for good after administration collapse<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>The empty Russell &amp; Bromley store in Oxford. (Image: Newsquest)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Now, the Westgate shop has been left completely empty this week with its shelves bare after its closure.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The unit, which can be found on the bottom floor of the retail location near John Lewis, now only has a paper notice on the door as a reminder alongside the Russell &amp; Bromley signs.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;This store is now closed,&#8221; read the notice.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Find your nearest store,&#8221; it added along with Next&#8217;s website link.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/news\/26051422.uk-fashion-giants-stock-vanishes-stores-close-amid-administration\/?ref=ed_recent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">UK fashion giants&#8217; stock vanishes as stores close amid administration<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>The notice at Russell &amp; Bromley in Oxford. (Image: Newsquest)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Would-be shoppers had recently been told that neither gift cards nor loyalty points would be accepted in the future.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A statement last month said: &#8220;While the previous operator has ceased trading, the Russell &amp; Bromley brand will be operated by Next in the near future.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Next website at the time added: &#8220;These can no longer be used and we will not be able to honour these. For any queries about these, please contact the Administrators.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Earlier in 2026, the business announced all but three of its 36 stores were at risk as they&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":550997,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[84,59,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-550996","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-gb","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=550996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/550997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=550996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=550996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=550996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}